Topic 1
When Did The Contemporary Period Begin
1945
Which Of These Books Is From The Contemporary Period
(Two Options)
A. The Road
B. Pride and Prejudice
C. The Great Gatsby
D. To Kill A Mockingbird
A. The Road
D. To Kill A Mockingbird
The Contemporary Period Ended
False
Which Of These Authors Is Not From The Contemporary Period
(Two Options)
A. William Shakespeare
B. Maya Angelou
C. J.K. Rowling
D. Leo Tolstoy
E. Stephen King
A. William Shakespeare
D. Leo Tolstoy
Which One Of These Books Is Not From The Contemporary Period
(Two Options)
A. Ulysses
B. Invisible Man
C. The Handmaids Tale
D. Circe
E. The Odyssey
A. Ulysses
E. The Odyssey
There Were Other Movements Within The Contemporary Period
True
Which Of The Following Books Did Yaa Gyasi Write
(Two Options)
A. Harry Potter
B. Transcendent Kingdom
C. Homegoing
D. The Hate U Give
B. Transcendent Kingdom
C. Homegoing
Which Of The Following Books Did Contemporary Author, Colson Whitehead, Write
A. Invisible Man
B. The Underground Railroad
C. Never Let Me Go
D. The Girl Who Played With Fire
B. The Underground Railroad
The Definition Of A Novel Broadened After WWII
True
Which Of The Following Books Did Stephen King Not Write
A. The Shining
B. The Green Mile
C. It
D. The Exorcist
D. The Exorcist
Which Of The Following Things From the 1950’s Influenced American Literature
(Two Options)
A. Proxy Wars
B. Polio Vaccine
C. Nuclear Threats
D. Rise In Rock N’ Roll
A. Proxy Wars
C. Nuclear Threats
The DaVinci Code Was Written By Leonardo da Vinci
False
Which Of The Following Books Did Maya Angelou Not Write
A. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
B. Mom and Me and Mom
C. The Vanishing Half
D. And Still I Rise
C. The Vanishing Half
Which Contemporary Book Turned Into A Movie
A. Frankenstein
B. Invisible Man
C. No Country For Old Men
D. Don Quixote
C. No Country For Old Men
The Contemporary Period Began In A Specific Country
False